Fully residential religious schools in Perak not allowed to use plastic bottles, packaging
The world faces a significant threat from the negative environmental impact of uncontrolled single-use plastic, said Sultan Nazrin Shah.
Fri Feb 23 2024
Cambodia 'upcycler' turns tonnes of plastic bottles into brooms
For past 11 months they have transformed around 40 tonnes of discarded plastic bottles, about 5,000 bottles per day, by "upcycling" them.
Sun Feb 18 2024
Flood scars beauty of Tok Bali Beach
Visitors have had to put up with the waste - empty plastic bottles, rotten wood and dry leaves - scattered in heaps along the sandy beach.
Wed Dec 28 2022
Recycling plastic bottles may be good for the planet but less so for our health, study finds
Drinks packaged in recycled PET bottles can contain more chemicals than those bottled in new, study reveals.
Sun Mar 27 2022
Indonesian museum made from plastic bottles, bags highlights marine crisis
The outdoor exhibition in the town of Gresik in east Java took three months to assemble.
Mon Oct 04 2021
Cannes' green push faces industry's rubbish record
They have banned plastic bottles, deployed a fleet of electric cars, and organised a special program of climate-focused films.
Mon Jul 05 2021
Bottles to bricks: Lego finds the right fit with recycled plastic
Almost 150 engineers and scientists testing many different plant-based and recycled materials over the past six years.
Sun Jun 27 2021
Smuggled parrots stuffed in plastic bottles: Indonesia police
Exotic birds are usually poached and trafficked by smuggling gangs for sale as pets and status symbols.
Sat Nov 21 2020
SWcorp, Hatta Dolmat collaborate on KLFW collection
Malaysian fashion designer will be presenting a unique clothing collection using fabric incorporating recycled plastic bottles.
Sun Sep 20 2020
Cooking oil repackers using recycled containers that raise doubts of halal status
Using recycled plastic bottles was in violation of the licensing conditions under the Control of Supplies Act 1961.
Fri Nov 04 2016
People in Nice are throwing trash on the spot where the attacker died
They cast stones. They spit. They called him unprintable names. They tossed garbage - plastic bottles, debris from McDonald's meals, cigarette butts.
Tue Jul 19 2016
Taiwan turns plastic junk into blankets, dolls
Some 40 people stand ankle-deep in used plastic bottles in the yard of a recycling station in Taipei, stamping them flat in the first step of a process that will transform the junk into usable goods.
Mon Mar 04 2013